That was not my intention. Obviously, we would have a whole year to work it out and, with all the advice that the Government put in, make a judgment. Let me add in passing that this is essentially about supporting coal, and we should not lose sight of the fact that a coal power station, for every gigawatt hour it produces, emits twice as much CO2 as a gas-fired power station.
Energy Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Gavin Strang
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 February 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Energy Bill.
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